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Plans for Eastern’s new student center are finally gaining speed! It has been eight years in the making, and big steps are being been taken to get construction underway. We asked Bettie Ann Brigham, Vice President of Student Development, what students should expect from Eastern’s newest addition. “These sort of things are planned six to

Put down your required reading for a while and make your mark on campus

Classmates of Eastern University, hopefully your summer was great and you are well prepared and rested for this upcoming school year. To the first year and transfer students: we at SGA plan to help you in your transition to this new environment in any way we can. Please let us know how we can do

“Oh God, we praise and glorify you; for your grace on South Sudan; the land of great abundance; uphold us united in peace and nation.” The 8 million citizens of South Sudan are also maintaining a thankful attitude about their new nation.  “There are those who would attribute this remarkable, uncontested independence to the God

As if the typical summer heat waves and unannounced thunderstorm were not enough, this summer left in people all along the Eastern Seaboard with an even more serious and threatening weather condition to be concerned about. Hurricane Irene, the first major storm of the 2011 hurricane season, struck the nation’s East Coast in late August

Most dorm room veterans know that there are some things a pre-move-in phone call cannot possibly cover. Such as the fact that your new roommate likes to sing during their midnight showers, or that they never intended on bringing their own soap. Deciding to live with a complete stranger can be one of the most

The 2011-2012 school year started with a bang as hurricane Irene ripped through the east coast on the weekend of August 26th. First-year students were forced to move into their dorms in the rain. The storm did not show its true colors until late Saturday evening. James Magee, director of safety and security on Eastern’s

In Bangladesh, one in four girls are not in school. Four out of ten are married before age 18, and half are mothers before then. 50% of girls do not graduate primary school. In developing countries, 40% of people live on less than $1 a day. In the entire world, around 70% of the poor

With the academic year drawing to a close, students are asking of their government: “What have you been up to this year?” The Student Government Association is made up of Eastern students who share the goal of bettering the lives of students at Eastern. According to SGA Executive Board President Timothy Wotring, “This year, SGA